Jennifer Lopez dances in heavy 50-pound dress for “Kiss of the Spider Woman”

Jennifer Lopez appeared on CBS Sunday Morning this past weekend, speaking with Lee Cowan about the impending film adaptation of “Kiss of the Spider Woman.”

In the role, Lopez worked with costume designer Colleen Atwood, the genius behind recent productions like “Wednesday,” “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice,” and more.

During the interview, Lopez credits Atwood with helping her “bring [the character] to life,” describing the experience as “a great collaboration.” She added, “She was very specific about each moment in the movie … when she was so specific about it, it put me right into an idea right away, instead of me trying to craft it, find it.”

Using her soon-to-be-iconic gold dress from the film as an example, Lopez shares that the costumes were “not always functional.”

“The gold dress was 50 pounds,” Lopez reveals, “It was so heavy. When they would lift me up, and I would try to move my leg around and do the attitude. It was a nightmare.”

At the end of the day, all the pain was worth the result. “It worked. The way the dress moved and the lines of the dress. [Atwood] really is a master at that, and it was perfect. We’d see it on the monitor, and I’d be like, ‘Oh, I didn’t even realize the costume would be that good.’”

When it comes to heavy ensembles, Lopez is in good company. Just this past week, it was revealed that Jenna Ortega’s Givenchy top at the Emmys weighed 20-30 pounds.

And, of course, we can’t forget about Rihanna’s 55-pound Guo Pei cape for the 2015 Met Gala or the Carolina Herrera gown Glen Close wore to the Oscars in 2019 that reportedly weighed 42 pounds.  

Mark your calendars to see Lopez’s gold dress and more of her unforgettable on-screen wardrobe when “Kiss of the Spider Woman” finally hits theaters on October 10.